Cup sent teams in opposite directions

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There was talk of how a certain cup match had been a pivotal moment and there was the promise that the mentality of the club would change. The response of Tottenham Hotspur fans will be: “Ah, at last, that’s fantastic.” Only these were not the words of Juande Ramos, the Tottenham head coach, but of Gareth Southgate.

The Middlesbrough manager has been the centre of much positive attention as his team have started playing effective and attractive football, but he was at pains to emphasise that he expects so much more. He called the defeat by Cardiff City last month